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The Interior Minister conveyed regret that pro-Palestinian demonstrations proceeded on Thursday evening after the terrorist incident that claimed the lives of two men outside a Jewish place of worship in the city of Manchester.

Britain's top security official also appealed to protesters to "reconsider" from plans to stage marches in the next few days.

"I do think that continuing in this fashion seems contrary to British values, it feels inappropriate," she stated about protests arranged for this week.

Protesters in downtown London protesting the Israeli navy stopping a aid convoy transporting aid to Gaza clashed with law enforcement near Downing Street on Thursday night.

Large crowds carrying Palestinian flags and signs could be spotted on the government district throughout the night.

The police force stated that fourty individuals had been taken into custody. A half-dozen of those apprehended were charged with assaults on police officers.

"It's crucial to make a distinction between what is happening in the Middle East and what is happening at in our country," the minister stated during a television interview on Friday.

"I would advise to people who are intending to participate in a demonstration is to pause and reflect for a short while, and think about if you had suffered the loss of a close relative to a terror attack in this nation," she emphasized.

There were "robust" authorities to safeguard the right to protest, she stated, but they could be overridden on the recommendation of the law enforcement.

"I can take my lead from the law enforcement, if they were to advise me there was an insufficient resources to handle and to police the demonstrations, then there are authorities that are at my disposal," she clarified.

Community representatives voice worries

The UK's Chief Rabbi stated that many members of the Jewish community questioned why marches in solidarity of Palestinian advocacy groups had been allowed to proceed.

The organization was proscribed as a terror group in the summer. At various demonstrations since then, hundreds have been arrested for demonstrating backing for the group, which has secured permission to dispute the restriction.

"Some of them feature blatant anti-Jewish sentiment, outright backing for the militant group. Not every single person, however there is a significant amount of this, which clearly poses dangerous to many within our community," the religious leader declared.

"You cannot separate the speech on our public spaces, the conduct of individuals in this way, and what subsequently occurs, which was yesterday's terrorist attack."

Additionally, he called on the administration "once more", to "take control on these protests, they are harmful."